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Hungary

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Capital: Budapest

Population

Total Population (million): 10.06
Annual growth rate: -0.25%
Density: 108 inhab./km²
Urban population: 66.00%
Population of Principal cities: Budapest (1 727 300); Debrecen (205 100); Miskolc (181 100); Szeged (162 889); Pécs (158 700); Györ (128 400)
Ethnic Origins: Hungarian - 92,3%
Roma - 1,9%
Other unknown 5,8%
Official Language: Hungarian
Other languages spoken: Mostly English, German.
Business language: English is regularly used for business in Hungary, especially among multinational firms. However, Hungary’s smaller or state-owned firms may have principals who do not speak English. In this case, an interpreter may be used for meetings, though it is prudent to agree on this in advance. German is the second most common foreign language.
Religion: Roman Catholic 51.9%,
Calvinist 15.9%,
Lutheran 3%,
Greek Catholic 2.6%,
Other Christian 1%,
Other or unspecified 11.1%,
Unaffiliated 14.5%
Source: (2001 census)
Literacy rate: n.c.%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Budapest

Exchange rate on :


Country overview

Area: 93,030 km²
Type of State: Parliamentary democracy
Type of economy: Upper-middle-income economy, OECD member, Ex-Transition country, Emerging Financial Market
A European crossroads; host country to company headquarters; to logistics services or research and development departments of numerous firms.
HID*: 0.874
HDI (world rank): 36/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.


Weather in Budapest
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Low: 11°  |  High: 18°

Humidity: 95%  |  Wind: 8 km/h
Sunrise: 6:32 am  |  Sunset: 4:21 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Hungary, dial 00
To call in Hungary, dial 36
Internet suffix: .hu
Computers: 15.0 per 100 inhabitants
Telephone lines: 3,600,022.0 per 100 inhabitants
Internet users: 1,231,068.0 per 100 inhabitants
Access to electricity: n.c.

Indicator of economic freedom

Score:
67.2/100
Position:
Moderatly free
World Rank:
43 out of 157
Regional Rank:
23 out of 41

Distribution of Economic freedom in the world
Source: 2008 Index of Economic freedom, Heritage Foundation

 

Country risk

See the country risk analysis from provided by Ducroire.

 

Indicator of political freedom

Political freedom:
1/7
Civil liberties:
1/7
Ranking:
Free

Map of freedom 2007
Source: Freedom House

 

Indicator of freedom of the press

World Rank:
17/169
Evolution:
7 places down compared to 2006

Source: Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007, Reporters Without Borders

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